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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28R-200 · College Place, WA · June 6, 2024

Date: June 6, 2024 · 09:46 local
Place: College Place, WA
Airport: Martin Field Airport
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N55696
Reported as: Piper PA-28R-200
Reported engine: Lycoming I0360 series
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 190 total22 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days

N55696Registered now · Piper PA-28R-200S/N 28R-7335274 · Built 1973 Airframe modelPiper PA-28R-200 Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The pilot was planning a touch and go. The pilot reported that he stated to his passengers, "three down and locked" and the pilot thought he felt the drag of the landing gear extension. Approaching the landing flare the pilot felt a bit high and fast. The pilot did not hear the gear warning horn and felt closer to the ground than normal. As the pilot prepared to add full power for a go around, the propeller and then the aircraft struck the ground and came to a stop on the runway.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT WAS PLANNING A TOUCH AND GO. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE STATED TO HIS PASSENGERS, "THREE DOWN AND LOCKED" AND THE PILOT THOUGHT HE FELT THE DRAG OF THE LANDING GEAR EXTENSION. APPROACHING THE LANDING FLARE THE PILOT FELT A BIT HIGH AND FAST. THE PILOT DID NOT HEAR THE GEAR WARNING HORN AND FELT CLOSER TO THE GROUND THAN NORMAL. AS THE PILOT PREPARED TO ADD FULL POWER FOR A GO AROUND, THE PROPELLER AND THEN THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE GROUND AND CAME TO A STOP ON THE RUNWAY.